That was clearly a joke, hang the coach for the team performance but he was making a joke. He was referring to playing Penrith and Raiders coming off tough losses, i.e. they were expected to fire up after a limp week. And thus, Melbourne won, as a joke, they would therefore be an easier prospect.

That was clearly a joke, hang the coach for the team performance but he was making a joke. He was referring to playing Penrith and Raiders coming off tough losses, i.e. they were expected to fire up after a limp week. And thus, Melbourne won, as a joke, they would therefore be an easier prospect.

A win hay? Oh Milky

Exactly.
Obviously Taylor is no comedian but a deaf Stevie Wonder would have known that was a joke.
Some people will twist anything to suit their agenda.

He did say early in his tenure here the dumbest thing I have ever heard from a top level coach, " You guys are just looking at whether we win or lose and the competition ladder.", what the hell else is there to gauge it on, he should have been sacked then.